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Powell Weaver has been making movies since the seventh grade. By the time he was 17, his work had screened on MTV. Shortly thereafter, in December 2000, he was accepted into the Tisch School of the Arts film program at New York University.

In April 2001 he won one of only two scholarships in the country given by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his video work.

In November 2002 he appeared on MTV's TOTAL REQUEST LIVE as one of three finalists in a music video contest.

By 2003 he had created a string of short films which have screened at over twenty-five festivals throughout the country.

In 2004 Powell began an internship at Universal Records and started editing short video pieces for play on the Universal website. He has since shot, directed and edited various projects for Universal Artists 3 Doors Down, Akon, Jojo, Pras, Stevie Wonder, Damian Marley, Cherry Monroe and others.

Powell's work has screened on MTV, MTV2, BET and VH1. He currently lives and works in New York City as a production assistant at Nickelodeon.


Director, Editor: "Wonderful Crazy" music video for Radio Disney artist Katelyn Tarver
Editor: Avid Freelance at VH1's Off-Air Promos Department (June 2005)
Director, Camera, Editor: Stevie Wonder short interview with NAACP (Universal Records) (August 2005)
Camera, Editor: "AKON Makes A Video" half hour show aired on MTV2 (Nov. 2004)
Camera: "Cherry Monroe Sizzle Reel" for Universal Records (April 2005)
Editor: Electronic Press Kits for Universal Records recording artists 3 Doors Down, JoJo, Baby Bash (2004-2005)
Camera, Editor: Fifteen second spot for Erik Sermon album, aired on BET (May 2004)
Director, Writer: Three 16mm shorts: "I Killed Zoe Day" (2005), "le petit mort" (2004), "Fancy Dress" (2002)
Producer, Director: Eight 30-second commercial spots for Businesses in and around Atlanta, GA (Hired by Cable Access of Metro Atlanta). (Summer 2002, Summer 2003)
Director: Fifteen minute recruiting video for University of Georgia's Centenarian Research Program (2002)


New York University, Tisch School of the Arts - New York, New York
  BFA, Film & Television Production, May 2005
  Coursework/Fieldwork in: Advanced 16mm Film-Making/Screenwriting/Editing


  Writer: 10 webisodes for "The Riches" (starring Eddie Izzard) (2007)
  Writers Assistant: FX 1 hour drama "The Riches" (October 2006-Present)
  Producer/Editor: Nickelodeon On-Air Promos (February 2006-October 2006)
  Full Time Production Assistant: Nickelodeon On-Air Promos (Sept 2005-February 2006)
  Phone Receptionist/Office Assistant: REM main office, Athens, GA (Summers 2002-2003)
  Film Internship: Universal MoTown Records Group, New York, NY (Spring 2004-Fall 2005)


  First Prize Fade-In Magazine Screenwriting Award (out of 2800 entries) (2007)
  Spielberg's "On The Lot" 2006 Finalist (top 150 out of 12,000 + entries)
  One of two national winners of the NATAS $35,000 scholarship (2001)
  Winner of 2005-2006 Warner Bros. Pictures Film Production Award
  Student speaker at NYU Tisch Graduation (May 2005)
  One of three finalists for MTV's 2002 Sony Promotion Contest (produced short video which aired on TRL)
  Film "I Killed Zoe Day" winner FIRST PRIZE FADE-IN Award (Fade In Magazine, Los Angeles, 2007)
  Film "I Killed Zoe Day" winner Third Prize KING AWARD, NYU's First Run Film Festival (NYC, 2006)
  Film "I Killed Zoe Day" accepted into 47 fests, including Academy Qualifying Palm Springs (Sept. 2005)
  Film "I Killed Zoe Day" 1 of 7 films accepted into comedy shorts at San Diego Film Fest. (Sept 2005)
  Film "I Killed Zoe Day" winner Best Short Film & Best Actor at Dixie Film Fest (Atlanta, Oct. 2005)
  Film "I Killed Zoe Day" winner Best Student Film at Bethel Film Fest (Oct. 2005)
  Film "I Killed Zoe Day" First Place at Flickering Image Film Fest. (Hollywood, Jan. 2006)
  Film "I Killed Zoe Day" final four of 36 on Haydenfilms.com $10,000 contest (Nov. 2005)
  Film "I Killed Zoe Day" winner Wasserman Screenwriting & Editing award (First Run, NYC April 2006)
  Video "Wonderful Crazy" #1 on Gospel Music Channel, LA & #20 National Christian Video Charts (2006)
  Video "Crazy" selected for "Local Favorites Sidebar" in MTV2's Eyeball Music Video Festival (2001)

*Music Video Reel, Short Film, Nickelodeon Promo Producers Reel & Editors Reel available upon request


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